New Galco Rig Pictorial Review - Extremely Picture Heavy

Ever since I bought my first DMC Mag Carrier, I’ve always liked the design so this was a no-brainer to pick up. It has two tension adjusting screws which is an extremely nice feature. It’s designed to be used with any belt from 1” to 1 ¼” using the belt slots and 1 ½” to 1 ¾” using the belt channel. The other advantage is when using the belt channel, it’s very easy to remove from your belt using the snaps as opposed to having to undo the entire belt should you find yourself in a situation where it needs to be taken off and left in the vehicle for whatever reason.






Great fit for the mags and the compartments are spaced just far enough to not cause interference with the base plates yet still close enough to keep the entire system fairly compact.

If you’ve never owned an “actual” gun belt, you have no idea what you’re missing! The thickness and stiffness of the leather makes all the difference in the world and it doesn’t matter whether you’re carrying a full-sized steel 1911 or a compact pistol. Factor in the extra weight of the magazines and no regular “work” belt is going to cut it without sagging causing you to constantly adjust everything. Not a good way to be discreet when carrying.

I’ve come to really appreciate the contour design belts as they are extremely comfortable right from the get-go. The CB3 has more of a tapered cut on the end as opposed to the CB4 I bought a few years back and I think I like this style better. It looks dressier and would definitely go with a suit better. Even for casual wear (99% of the time for me), it just looks more tailored and refined. There are a lot of good companies out there to choose from when getting a gun belt and many have some extremely decent prices. For the features I got with the CB3, cost comparison was very close but I knew the color would match perfectly (which it does) by sticking with Galco. I also knew if it holds up as well as my CB4, I’ll never have any complaints. As expected, the finish, stitching, edges and overall craftsmanship was impeccable.








How does it all fit? Pretty good if you ask me! There’s just the right amount of space to thread the belt through the slots fairly easily yet not so much as to create play or shift when drawing the gun. There’s also enough surface contact that really seems to aid in offering resistance too.





I know some people like to frown upon Galco or say how their not worth the money spent. Granted, they are expensive for a “production” holster often pushing the price point of a custom holster. I’m sure there is a difference between them and a Milt Sparks, Alessi or any of the other “big name” custom makers but I’ve never seen one of their holsters to make an actual comparison but there is no disillusion in my mind that there is a difference. If you’re like me though and not prone to being patient enough to wait 6 months or better for some new leather, then I strongly think you’d be hard pressed to beat Galco for what they have to offer…a quality product in a wide variety of configurations for many makes and models along with good craftsmanship and a great finish but most importantly, readily available. I should know, I’m starting to get quite a collection of their items and I don’t see it ending anytime soon.

Now the obligatory gun porn!

DetChris said:

Dude where did you find that awesome light table to take pics on??

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LOL! I built it out of PVC pipe, a king sized white bed sheet, photo paper from B&H and lots of clamp on lights with 6500k bulbs. It's not very professional looking but it was cheap and seems to do alright...along with Photoshop Elements 10 :smile: